Simnia arcuata

Simnia arcuata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Ovulidae
Genus:	Simnia
Species:	S. arcuata
Binomial name
	Simnia arcuata; (Reeve, 1865)
Synonyms
	Delonovolva aequalis vidleri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1881) ·; Neosimnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865) (basionym); Neosimnia quaylei Lowe, H.N., 1935; Neosimnia tyrianthina Berry, S.S., 1960; Neosimnia vidleri Sowerby, 1881; Ovulum arcuatum Reeve, 1865 (original combination); Ovulum neglectum Reeve, 1865; Ovulum vidleri G. B. Sowerby III, 1881; Pseudocyphoma gibbulum Cate, C.N., 1978; Simnia vidleri (G. B. Sowerby III, 1881) junior subjective synonym; Spiculata advena Cate, C.N., 1978;

Simnia arcuata, common name Vidler's simnia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Galapagos Islands and from California to Peru.

References

^ ^a ^b Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478411 on 1 November 2011 .

Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

External links

"Neosimnia arcuata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Gofas, S. (2010). Simnia arcuata (Reeve, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=478411 on 1 November 2011 .

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